Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25
CHITrENDEN COUNTY CONVENTION.

CHITrNNDEN COUNTY CONVENTION.
Hon. r.. u. Andrews of Richmond Noiui-
mated for County Commissioner.
The county convention called for the
purpose of nominating q county commits.
sioner assembled in City Hall Wednesday
forenoon. The convention was called to
order by A. j. Howard of Burlington.
chairman of the county committee, who
read the call. An organization was ef-
fected by the election of Il. b. Andrews
of Richmond as chairman and A. !.
Howard as secretary. Owing to the fact
that some OF the delegates were to arrive
on the noon train the convention took
recess until 1880 p. m.
On the assembling of the convention i'm
the afternoon, Hon. Smith Wright of
WlllistOn made his annual report. Fol
loving Is a statement of the amount of
liquor sold by each of the seven liquor
agencies IN Chittenden county during the
past year:
Burlington ..... ............... sonGo -
''''-'- ....-.-....... l3aI.s5
Hineshurgh ...... .. 10 *
Huntington .............. ......... AZ RI
MiitOn....... ...... ............ IGi5 Al
hchhohd ..'-.....-................. Sob
Total. .................. s76s7.Gi
being expressed at the fact
that there was 50 little difference between
the amounts sold in Burlington and Mil
ton, Commissioner Wright stated that the
Milton agency sold to several adjoining
towns which did not have agencies
Il. a. Jackson of Milton moved that +
W. Brown of that place be nominated
Tor county commissioner and the mo-
ton was seconded by \. Washburn
also of Milton. On beng put to vote
the OnDiDAt inn a.
llnson moved that the chair appoint
committee to select a name for county
commissioner and it was carried The
chalr appointed as such committee T. a.
Fuller of Burlington, : +. Andrews Of
Richmond, Smith Wright Of Willi~ton,
Ezra flosford OF Charlotte, l.. A. jackson
OF Milton \. j. Tomlinson of Huntington
and l.. f. Terrill of Underhill
Inc committee reported nominations as
follows
=, County commissioners. b. Andrews Of
County committee-A. ]. Howard of Bur
iugton, \. j. Toni nson of Huntington, H. A.
jackson OF Milton.
Rev j. l.. Sewall of Milton, who came
INTO the convention late said that although
a personal friend of MIR. Andrews he felt
1t his duty to state that the Milton dele
CATION or live were instructed to present
the claims of that town to the convention
Milton mad never had the office if he was
rlghttully informed, and he thought it
had greater claims to it than any other
town. The people of Milton thought j.
W. Brown would make an excellent com
NJ Tor'iid Ti,C' me "oui' present ms name
we'll known tbrdr1,i,',, 9t,' W ]AnuIcM9 was was
he honad tha m0w,Inattc liouo 'lt tnuuIy ana
taa mi,tht he ratjalI ''o'i Vi tne commit
,,nta beiI,". 49,, 49,.
noninYtinor ntSs'f,t ,"ntn @ une report OF the
ndnntad '"9 00'i'i'i'''ee was accepleu auu
NJ H,dro,,-. .i,, a.,
for tha bnnor of t,"nneu tha .ne convention
| tbatif aiantaS - III I-ie'Ilon du, Sa!u
meta le'S a n'iStoiea aa'mou9H ii ne expected TO
we nv. ti en- ne Npu!u eA'edNof 10 car
Ia Teriitb,' ,nt iaT " w. .Le ietter,
vhet her nT nnt ~ nop1iii Unen eiis.te. as 70
cnrInai sajao+i,I iOl 'ne oiiilIileniouer Coulu
eant If tbeIt raf,iya -. nism Hq tor 10 an
ViIton ~ - 'Gp,'I5', p,,, a. was In1 Gaae Ia
to state his views lie said II v,te au 20 IpUn pUI,
ago when he held the office that ha cnmi5
nor saw ~ to the nnHeri Of th Ao ,,,i UUuii
sioner af nresent lie ennno.aE ,rGnn 10
took the 6tfice that tho cnp5nisoio"a, had
some mower hut he fn1nJ tbaro ~ ,arI
little of If was 'e'S
Commissioner Wright said the select
If thew 1e oes tbe 10 iIGISh quor ana
Fverv tenIneronna ,n', "e PtO9eC PS,. ~, ~
for the evecntion Of rho o,'G ta',
chori1 ciro,,Int - ,Iot;.;II to "u' ny
nIant of 0a Tuta.G pel.tlolls lor me appoint
e.i lleHI vi proper person as agent II they
could secure one in no other way.
W. ii. . W hltcOmb said il WAS the
same old prohibition fight. II WAS for
Milton to elect selectnnan to ca,.r,- n,,t tba
laws The trouhIa Iritb Nfiitn, NJ E"ttS @ out & ILe
49, L" " - c ns tiO"oIc WIN VI tIou was lhdt
my eHlpeTduCe people needed waxing up
heN, y. l.. SeWall thought that Burling-
ton people were in a poor position 10 twit
Milton of being a rum town.
Mr.. Whitcomb renlied thot o. vaars 400
when he was assistant United States as
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